I appreciate the attempt at trying to instill some realistic expectations, but beyond that I'm not sure if I'm missing something -- I find this article to be toxic for multiple reasons:
- The thought that "superstar"/top entrepreneurs "never fail" is ridiculous.
- The idea that anyone other than the top 1% can't have an "original" idea, have vision, or have any sort of competency period.
- The examples of his failings sound incompetent to such a ridiculous degree. Again this reinforces the previous point.
- After reading this, I have the impression that "luck" is all there is unless you're in the "top 1%".
- The idea that procrastination is a positive force and that it means you need to step back and think about "something". There may be some truth in that, however I find it dangerous to accept it as simply as this.
I'm reminded of the below two sayings. There's probably some truth in them:
"The reasonable man adapts himself to the world; the unreasonable one persists in trying to adapt the world to himself. Therefore all progress depends on the unreasonable man."
- George Bernard Shaw
"Fake it till you make it."